India women's national under-17 football team
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The Indian women's national under-17 football team represents India in international women's under-17 football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in India, the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The federation is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The team have only participated once in the AFC U-17 Women's Championship, back during the tournament's inaugural edition.
History
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA first organised the U-17 Women's World Cup in the year 2008 and has since organised it on every even years. From Asia, the top three teams from AFC U-16 Women's Championship get qualified for the world cup, but India failed to qualify any of AFC championships since 2007 edition to 2017, thus failed to qualify for the first six editions of the World Cup.[1][2] India is selected as the host of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and thus automatically got qualified for the tournament. It is supposed to be their first participation in the World Cup, but their participation was under threat after the All India Football Federation was suspended by FIFA and the hosting rights for the tournament were stripped from India. However, the AIFF was later reinstated by FIFA and the tournament rights were given back to India, confirming their participation for the tournament.[3][4][5]
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
India women's U17 team first played their international match at the inaugural edition of AFC U-16 Women's Championship in 2005 where they first faced Thailand and got defeated by 6−4 on 16 April 2005. In the second match South Korea defeated them again by 7−0, but in the third match India registered their first win defeating Indonesia by 6−0 but they failed to proceed beyond the group stage. This was India's only AFC Women's U16 Championship campaign, as they failed to qualify any of the championships held since, which is being organised by AFC on every odd years.[1]
SAFF U-15 Women's Championship
SAFF U15 Women's championship was first organised in 2017, where India became runners-up after being defeated by Bangladesh by a solitary goal.[6][7] In the next edition in 2018, the final was repeated again, but this time India beat Bangladesh by a solitary goal and become the SAFF champion.[8] In the 2019 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship, India and Bangladesh reached the final for the third time. Both the teams failed to score any goals within the regulation time. Thus penalty shoot-out became the match decider where Bangladesh failed to convert the first spot kick, which resulted in India becoming the champion by a 5−3 result in the shoot-out.[9]
BRICS U-17 Football Cup
In 2018, at the second edition of BRICS U-17 Football Cup, which is a U-17 Football tournament played among teams of five BRICS countries, the U17 women's teams of the respective countries were invited to play in the tournament.[10][11] India played round robin matches, first against South Africa, and suffered a loss by 5−1, then suffered another defeat against Russia by 3−1. In their next match Brazil defeated them by 5−0 and in their last match they lost 2−1 to China.
Results and fixtures
For past match results of the under-17 team, see the results in Indian football seasons.
Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
India U-17 fixtures
2023
| 19 September 2023 AFC U-17 Q 2R | South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg | 8–0 | File:Flag of India.svg India | Buriram, Thailand |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Buriram City Stadium |
| 21 September 2023 AFC U-17 Q 2R | India File:Flag of India.svg | 0–4 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | Buriram, Thailand |
| 19:00 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Buriram City Stadium |
| 23 September 2023 AFC U-17 Q 2R | Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of India.svg India | Buriram, Thailand |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Buriram City Stadium |
2024
| 1 March 2024 SAFF U-16 GS | Bhutan File:Flag of Bhutan.svg | 0–7 | File:Flag of India.svg India | Lalitpur, Nepal |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Chyasal Stadium |
| 5 March 2024 SAFF U-16 GS | Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of India.svg India | Lalitpur, Nepal |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chyasal Stadium |
| 7 March 2024 SAFF U-16 GS | India File:Flag of India.svg | 10–0 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | Lalitpur, Nepal |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Chyasal Stadium |
| 10 March 2024 SAFF U-16 GS | Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 1–1 (3–2 p) | File:Flag of India.svg India | Lalitpur, Nepal |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Chyasal Stadium |
Coaching staff
- As of 12 February 2024[12]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | India Biby Thomas Muttath |
| Assistant coach | India Nivetha Ramadass |
| Goalkeeper coach | India Jasmeet Singh |
| Physiotherapist | India Disha Dasharath Patil |
| Team analyst | India Prasad Karve |
| Team manager | India Maria Rosy Rosalina Rocha |
| Media officer | India Akhil Rawat |
Players
U16 squad
The following 30 players were called up for the camp for 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship.[12]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Konjengbam Tamphasana Devi | India Manipur | ||||
| GK | Munni | India Rajasthan | ||||
| GK | Surajmuni Kumari | India Jharkhand | ||||
| DF | Amrita Ghosh | India West Bengal | ||||
| DF | Bonifilia Shullai | India Meghalaya | ||||
| DF | Divyani Linda | India Jharkhand | ||||
| DF | Elizabed Lakra | India Jharkhand | ||||
| DF | Gauri Gurav | India Maharashtra | ||||
| DF | Rheanna Liz Jacob | India Karnataka | ||||
| DF | Rupashree Munda | India Odisha | ||||
| DF | Sarangthem Alena Devi | India Manipur | ||||
| MF | Anita Dungdung | India Jharkhand | ||||
| MF | Anushka Kumari | India Jharkhand | ||||
| MF | Anwita Raghuraman | India Tamil Nadu | ||||
| MF | H Yashica | India Karnataka | ||||
| MF | Longjam Nira Chanu | India Manipur | ||||
| MF | Ritu Badaik | India Odisha | ||||
| MF | Shveta Rani | India Haryana | ||||
| MF | Thandamoni Baskey | India West Bengal | ||||
| FW | Gurleen Kaur | India Punjab | ||||
| FW | Gurnaz Kaur | India Punjab | ||||
| FW | Neha Saji | India Kerala | ||||
| FW | Pearl Fernandes | India Goa | ||||
Recent call-ups
- The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current squad.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Rubina | India | NT camp, February 2024 | |||
| GK | Thameena Fathima | India Kerala | NT camp, February 2024 | |||
| DF | Anjali Patel | India Uttar Pradesh | NT camp, February 2024 | |||
| DF | Tia Zamora Fernandes | India Karnataka | NT camp, February 2024 | |||
| MF | Tonambam Taniya Devi | India Manipur | NT camp, February 2024 | |||
| FW | Anchal Singh | India Odisha | NT camp, February 2024 | |||
| FW | Sandhya | India Haryana | NT camp, February 2024 | |||
PRE Preliminary squad / standby | ||||||
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
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SAFF U-15/U-17 Women's Championship
| SAFF U-15/U-17 Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
| Bangladesh 2017 | Runners-up | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Bhutan 2018 | Champion | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Bhutan 2019 | Champion | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Bangladesh 2023 | Third | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Nepal 2024 | Runners-up | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Total | 5/5 | 2 Titles | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 76 | 16 |
See also
- Sport in India
- India women's national football team
- India women's national under-20 football team
- India men's national football team
- Indian Women's League
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "India to host the U-17 Women's World Cup in 2020". espn.in. ESPN. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "India to host 2020 Under-17 Women's World Cup". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "Introducing Ibha – Official Mascot revealed for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022™". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ↑ "FIFA suspends All India Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "FIFA lifts suspension of All India Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ "Unbeaten Bangladesh girls beat India to lift Saff U-15 title". dhakatribune.com/. Dhaka Tribune. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "India crowned runners-up in SAFF U-15 Women's Championship". goal.com. GOAL. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "INDIA GIRLS ARE SAFF U-15 CHAMPIONS". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "India pip Bangladesh on penalties to clich 2019 SAFF U-15 championship". AIFF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "TWENTY SELECTED FOR INDIAN U-17 WOMEN'S TEAM FOR BRICS U-17 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT". AIFF. July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ↑ "BRICS Cup U17 2018: India announced 35-member squad". SportsKeeda. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Probables prepare in Goa for SAFF U16 Women's Championship". AIFF. 12 February 2024.
External links
- India women's national under-17 football team – official website (in English)